A6UZ's desktop is a bit more like a heads-up display than many of the others we've seen, with useful information ringed around a center workspace and a wallpaper that seems to stretch back into infinity. It's a great setup to sit down to and start working, but everything is out of the way enough to be functional… »8/30/13 5:00am 8/30/13 5:00am

One of the best things about Android Jelly Bean is how clean the interface is. It's polished, it's pretty, and it looks good on phones and tablets. Flickr user Knight Hawk2 wanted that same experience on his desktop, and now you can have the same look and feel on your desktop too. »10/17/12 5:00am 10/17/12 5:00am

Flickr user deanscottsc wanted a desktop that was pretty enough when he had time to look at it, but that wasn't so distracting when he was working that he had trouble taking his eyes off of it. The end result was this nature-inspired desktop that goes light on the system tools and widgets, and even makes the dock… »7/12/12 4:30am 7/12/12 4:30am

Flickr user T R wanted a simple and elegant desktop that looked good when he wasn't using his system, but didn't have a bunch of distracting widgets in the way when he started opening windows. The end result is this: a simple working space that's informative when everything is minimized, and minimal when it's… »7/05/12 4:30am 7/05/12 4:30am

Harkening back to the days when searching Google meant sending in a postcard and waiting for the subsequent results to be delivered in a manilla envelope to your door (okay, that never happened), Flickr user HoaxCap put together this retro Google desktop that despite its old school looks is packed with useful… »6/28/12 4:30am 6/28/12 4:30am

Flickr user d_carr wanted a workspace that was minimal, but sprung to life when it was time to get some work done, and didn't want to sacrifice looks to do it. Well, mission accomplished—the combination of a beautiful wallpaper, a few Rainmeter widgets, and auto-hidden launchers is both minimal, functional, and easy… »4/19/12 4:30am 4/19/12 4:30am

Flickr user rajdroid says that this desktop makes him feel calm, and has a soothing effect, and we couldn't agree more. It's minimal, simplistic, but the combination of a gorgeous wallpaper and only the essentials when it comes to on-screen information makes for an elegant desktop that hides its power until you need… »1/26/12 4:30am 1/26/12 4:30am

Flickr user Rory Sykes, like most of us, has two displays attached to his computer, and while he may only work on one of them at any given time, that doesn't mean the other has to just sit there and look pretty. Using Rainmeter, he has it loaded up with useful information. »12/01/11 4:30am 12/01/11 4:30am

Windows user
skarhead187 »10/01/08 2:00pm 10/01/08 2:00pm demonstrates that you don't even need color to pull together an incredible custom desktop. This desktop also highlights how something as simple as tweaking your icons can completely makeover your desktop—something we've seen in previously featured desktops like and .